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Years ago, in high school, I had a crush on a Quaker. All I knew of the Quaker philosophy was

Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women from eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa (the MENA region) spend a

Luz Maria Frias recalls a neighbor coming to her father’s storefront repair shop on the west side of Chicago when

Women Wage Peace, which was founded on the premise that Israeli and Palestinian people had lost hope that there would ever be an agreement, and that women could change that attitude by instilling hope in the population.

Rula Quawas, a professor at the University of Jordan (left), Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, and Rina Bar-Tal, past chair of

The activist nun put her beliefs on the line, even if it meant going to jail. “I learned a lot in prison. For one thing, the people there are absolutely normal. I can only think of one who seemed like a criminal to me.”

“We made statues with words that express how we should be.” — Rashonda, 16

“I was distressed about particularly the outcome of our involvement in Iraq. This seemed like something small that I could do to contribute in a positive way.”

“Many of us see [this] as an opportunity to raise the next generation of women peacemakers.”

“The bold question [for the café conversation] was ‘how do we prepare and propel more women into leadership roles in public life and civil society?'”

It’s time to ask: “Other men are doing this? Why aren’t you?” That’s the question Chuck Derry suggests women pose